Abstract
Thermolysis of lignin in ethylene glycol and in diethylene glycol was studied. The experiments were carried out at 573 K and 623 K for 3 h. The reaction products of the thermolysis in ethylene glycol at 573 K and 623 K and in diethylene glycol at 623 K but not at 573 K separated into two liquid phases. The lower phase consisted of the glycol, major component, and water-soluble components, while the upper phase was a dark brown oil. Using the data from elemental analysis, 1H-NMR, and 13C-NMR, the distribution of hydrogen and carbon was determined and the concentrations of 13 kinds of functional groups selected were determined from structural characterization analysis. Two methods were tested: the first (Method 1) used elemental analysis and 1H-NMR data, while the second (Method 2) used not only elemental analysis and 1H-NMR data but also 13C-NMR data. The two methods gave results considerably dissimilar for concentrations of functional groups containing an oxygen atom such as furan ring, glucose-unit secondary alcohol, and glucose-unit hemiacetal groups. This result may suggest that both 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR data are indispensable for estimating the concentrations of these functional groups, which are the characteristics of lignin thermolysis oils. Method 2 is found to be superior for the structural characterization analysis of complex mixtures with high oxygen contents, e.g., lignin thermolysis oils and wood tars.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 576-583 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Sekiyu Gakkaishi (Journal of the Japan Petroleum Institute) |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1994 Jan 1 |
Keywords
- Diethylene glycol
- Ethylene glycol
- Functional group analysis
- Lignin
- Thermolysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology